All 519 graves at the site had a wreath laid by the Vineland Rotary Club on Dec. 7. The theft reportedly took place overnight and there is no surveillance camera footage from the area.

“This is kind of like hallowed ground,” said activities department director Lisa Williams, who added she believed the wreaths would be resold. “To have this happen is really terrible. This has been a tradition for years, and we’ve never had a problem once.”

Vineland police told the newspaper that "the wreaths were made of natural evergreen cuttings" and were approximately a foot wide with a total value of around $350.